Danny Glover
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Danny Lebern Glover (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is best known for his co-starring lead role as Sergeant Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film series. Glover has had a variety of film, stage, and television roles. He starred as the husband to Whoopi Goldberg's character, Celie in the celebrated literary adaptation of The Color Purple, and as Lieutenant James McFee in the film Witness. He had leading roles in other films including To Sleep with Anger, Predator 2, Angels in the Outfield, and Operation Dumbo Drop. He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his starring role in Charles Burnett's To Sleep with Anger. Also, he has had prominent supporting roles in Silverado, Witness, A Rage in Harlem, Dreamgirls, Shooter, Death at a Funeral, Beyond the Lights, Sorry to Bother You, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, The Dead Don't Die, Lonesome Dove and Jumanji: The Next Level. Glover earned top billing for the first time in Predator 2, the sequel to the science fiction action film Predator. During his career, he has also made several cameos, appearing, for example, in the Michael Jackson video "Liberian Girl" of 1987. In 1994, he made his directorial debut with the Showtime channel short film Override. Also in 1994, Glover and actor Ben Guillory founded the Robey Theatre Company in Los Angeles, focusing on theatre by and about black people.
Known for
Credits
Shooter (2007)
as Colonel Isaac Johnson
Lethal Weapon (1987)
as Roger Murtaugh
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
as Roger Murtaugh
Saw (2004)
as David Tapp
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
as Milo
2012 (2009)
as President Thomas Wilson
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
as Jethro (voice)
Predator 2 (1990)
as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan
Barnyard (2006)
as Miles (voice)
Dreamgirls (2006)
as Marty Madison
Antz (1998)
as Barbatus (voice)
Dirty Grandpa (2016)
as Stinky
Extortion (2017)
as Detective Constable Haagen
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
as Inmate
Saw V (2008)
as David Trapp (archive footage)
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
as Langston
The Color Purple (1985)
as Albert
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
as Roger Murtaugh
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
as Roger Murtaugh
Blindness (2008)
as Man with Black Eye Patch
Switchback (1997)
as Bob Goodall
Complete Unknown (2016)
as Roger
Manderlay (2005)
as Wilhelm
Mr. Pig (2016)
as Ambrose
Silverado (1985)
as Malachi 'Mal' Johnson
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
as Henry Sherman
Iceman (1984)
as Loomis
The Dead Don't Die (2019)
as Hank Thompson
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy (2018)
as Baltimore Bob
The Rainmaker (1997)
as Richter Tyrone Kipler
Pure Luck (1991)
as Raymond Campanella
Maverick (1994)
as Bank Robber (uncredited)
The Peace! (2005)
as Self
Consumed (2015)
as Hal Westbrook
LUV (2013)
as Arthur
Witness (1985)
as McFee
Mandela (1987)
as Nelson Mandela
Supremacy (2014)
as Mr. Walker
Monster Trucks (2016)
as Mr. Weathers
Andron (2015)
as Chancellor Gordon
Bamako (2007)
as Cow-boy
Earthed (2004)
Actor
I'm Still Here (2010)
as Danny Glover
Rage (2014)
as Detective St. John
Almost Christmas (2016)
as Walter
Soldier Child (1998)
as Self - Narrator
Darkweb (2016)
as The Boss
Death at a Funeral (2010)
as Uncle Russell
Toxin (2015)
as Dr. Locke
Mississippi Inferno (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Press Play (2022)
as Cooper
Grizzly Peak (2025)
as Will
The Naughty Nine (2023)
as Santa Claus
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
as Justice Thurgood Marshall
Vagabonds (2017)
as Uncle Issa
After Fact (2020)
as Self
Honeydripper (2007)
as Tyrone Purvis
Alpha and Omega (2010)
as Winston (voice)
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014)
as Bernie Pope
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
as George Knox
Yellowbird (2014)
as Darius (voice)
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
as Mr. Fletcher
Battle for Terra (2007)
as President Chen (voice)
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
as Grandpa Allen
Places in the Heart (1984)
as Moze
The People Speak (2009)
as Self
Out (1982)
as Jojo / Roland
The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
as Teddy
The Children's Republic (2012)
as Dubem
The Shaggy Dog (2006)
as Ken Hollister
Ennis' Gift (2000)
as Self
African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey (2022)
as Self
Poor Boy's Game (2007)
as George
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America (2012)
as Count Basie (voice)
Dear Alice (2010)
as Franzis
Flight of the Intruder (1991)
as Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli
Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
as Slim Robinson Present Day
Beloved (1998)
as Paul D
When I See Them, I See Us (2021)
Actor
Killing Winston Jones (—)
as Washington Carver
Beyond the Lights (2014)
as Captain Nicol
Our Friend, Martin (1999)
as Train Conductor (voice)
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' (2007)
as Self
Proud Mary (2018)
as Benny
Bad Asses on the Bayou (2015)
as Bernie Pope
Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer (1981)
as Oscar Micheaux
We Are Many (2014)
as Self
Down for Life (2010)
as Mr. Shannon
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
Tula: The Revolt (2013)
as Shinishi
American Dreamer (2022)
as Jerry
Five Minarets in New York (2010)
as Marcus
Come Sunday (2018)
as Gilbert Pearson
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary (1989)
as Self
Boesman and Lena (2000)
as Boesman
San Francisco State: On Strike (1969)
as self
Fats Waller Was Born Here (2008)
as "Fats" Waller's Father/Mr. Fletcher
The Christmas Train (2017)
as Max Powers
Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
A Party For Richard Pryor (1991)
as Self
Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Age of the Dragons (2011)
as Ahab
The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Howard (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Space Warriors (2013)
as Commander Phillips
Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
as Capt. Sam Cahill
Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt (1990)
as Narrator (voice)
Night Train (2009)
as Miles
The Stand-In (1985)
as Apples Finnerty
A Rage in Harlem (1991)
as Easy Money
P.N.O.K. (2005)
as Col. Weldon
Gone Fishin' (1997)
as Gus Green
Always in Season (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Bat★21 (1988)
as Capt. Bartholomew Clark
The Talking Eggs (1993)
as Narrator (voice)
Diablo (2016)
as Benjamin Carver
Caffeinated (2015)
as Coffee Lover
The Robeson Effect (2019)
as Self
2047: Sights of Death (2014)
as Sponge
Son of Morning (2011)
as Gabriel Peters
The Real Eve (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Extraction (2013)
as Harding
Gridlocked (2016)
as Sully
Day of the Mummy (2014)
as Carl
The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
as Jerry
Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018)
as Self
The Cookout (2004)
as Judge Crowley
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare (2008)
as Walter Tortoise (voice)
Back in the Day (2016)
as Eddie 'Rocks' Travor
Wild America (1997)
as Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited)
Birth of a Movement (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
To Sleep with Anger (1990)
as Harry
Christmas Break-In (2018)
as Ray
Casting By (2012)
as Self
Grand Canyon (1991)
as Simon
Bopha! (1993)
as Micah Mangena
Donovan's Echo (2011)
as Donovan Matheson
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000)
as Self
3 A.M. (2001)
as Hershey
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2006)
as Brer Turtle (voice)
The Curse of Buckout Road (2017)
as Dr. Powell
Checkmate (2015)
as Elohim
93 Days (2016)
as Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri
Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007)
as Father Elias
Double Soul (2023)
as Michael Tedeschi
About Scout (2015)
as Red
Legendary (2010)
as Harry 'Red' Newman
Mysteria (2011)
as Investigator
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self
Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey (2018)
as Mr. Ocean
Mooz-lum (2011)
as Dean Francis
Hannah's Law (2012)
as Isom Dart
Lethal Weapon 5 (—)
as Roger Murtaugh
Sins (2012)
as Father Leonard
PoliWood (2009)
as Self
Waffle Street (2015)
as Edward Collins
Buffalo Soldiers (1997)
as Sgt. Washington Wyatt
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)
as Self
Freedom Song (2000)
as Will Walker
The John Garfield Story (2003)
as Self
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama (2014)
as Self
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones (2018)
as Self
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)
as Self
The Ninja Immovable Heart (2014)
as Ex Director Matthew Reynolds
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Highland Park (2013)
as Ed
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)
as Self
I Want to Be a Soldier (2010)
as School Director
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' (2012)
as Self
Keeping On (1983)
as Lester Traylor
Missing in America (2005)
as Jake Neely
A Night at the Academy Museum (2021)
as Self
Gospel Hill (2008)
as John Malcolm
Good Fences (2003)
as Tom Spader
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson (1987)
as Self
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
as Morgan
Bàttu (2000)
Actor
The Drummer (2020)
as Mark Walker
Shuffleton's Barbershop (2013)
as Charlie Shuffleton
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Read You Like a Book (2006)
Actor
And the Children Shall Lead (1985)
as William
Newbies (2025)
Actor
The Bouquet (2013)
as Reverend John
The Face of Rage (1983)
as Gary
Hollywood on Horses (1989)
as Self
Scared Straight! 20 Years Later (1999)
as Host
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth (2013)
as Self
Agent Crush (2008)
as Major Rusty Gubbins
America's Dream (1996)
as Silas (segment "Long Black Song")
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story (—)
as Narrator (voice)
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities (1995)
as Self
The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
Pushing Dead (2016)
as Bob
The Exonerated (2006)
as David Keaton
The Good Catholic (2017)
as Victor
A Place at the Table (1988)
as Mr. Scott
A Raisin in the Sun (1989)
as Walter Lee Younger
The Harimaya Bridge (2009)
as Joseph Holder
Dead Man Out (1989)
as Dr. Alex Marsh
Shadows of Liberty (2012)
as Self
Rise Like Lions (2011)
as Self (Occupy Oakland)
Chasing Shakespeare (2014)
as William Ward
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem? (2022)
as Self
The Shift (2013)
as Floyd
Agents of Change (2017)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson (1998)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story (2019)
as Narrator
Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories (2017)
as Self
Memorial Day (1983)
as Willie Monroe
Strive (2019)
Actor
Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
Full Disclosure Report (2005)
as David Tapp
Red Wind (1995)
as Philip Marlowe
John Henry (1986)
as John Henry
The Lighthouse (2012)
as Duncan
Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots (1989)
as Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion (1992)
as Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby (1990)
as Narrator (voice)